Psychiatry and Psychology

Embarrassment

A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.

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History Note

2019

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Previous Indexing

  • Guilt (1979-2018)

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  1. F01.470w.483w.666w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Embarrassment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000078385. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000078385
  2. Embarrassment. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embarrassment
  3. Embarrassment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1761451